tenor

noun

the general meaning or substance of an utterance

a settled or prevailing or habitual course of a person's life

an adult male with a tenor voice

the pitch range of the highest male voice

the adult male singing voice above baritone

adjective

of or close in range to the highest natural adult male voice

(of a musical instrument) intermediate between alto and baritone or bass

Roots

teneoten- · Latin · hold

Synonyms for tenor

heldentenor baritonen sopranon contralton countertenorn alton basson continuon descantn coloraturan

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Synonyms for tenor

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Where does tenor come from?

The word tenor breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root ten-, from Latin teneo (“hold”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.